Tapanīyasutta

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

“Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā tapanīyā. Katame dve? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco akatakalyāṇo hoti, akatakusalo, akatabhīruttāṇo, katapāpo, kataluddo, katakibbiso. So ‘akataṁ me kalyāṇan’tipi tappati, ‘kataṁ me pāpan’tipi tappati. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā tapanīyā”ti. Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

“These two things, mendicants, are mortifying. What two? It’s when someone hasn’t done good and skillful things that keep them safe, but has done bad things, violence and sin. Thinking, ‘I haven’t done good things’, they’re mortified. Thinking, ‘I have done bad things’, they’re mortified. These are the two things that are mortifying.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

“Kāyaduccaritaṁ katvā, vacīduccaritāni ca; Manoduccaritaṁ katvā, yañcaññaṁ dosasañhitaṁ.

“Having done bad things by way of body, speech, and mind, and whatever else is corrupt;

Akatvā kusalaṁ kammaṁ, katvānākusalaṁ bahuṁ; Kāyassa bhedā duppañño, nirayaṁ sopapajjatī”ti.

not having done good deeds, and having done many bad, when their body breaks up, that witless person is reborn in hell.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti. Tatiyaṁ.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.